Edible preparing machine



Nov. 7, 1933. J KALV N 1933,55?

EDIBLE PREPARING MACHINE Filed Sept. 15. 1950 art/VW Q Jacob [Ca/U171 33%- bio 46 47 M Patented I ov.7,193 3 e i 1,933,557

NITED STATES; PATEN OFFICE 3 1,933,55 7 V p EDIBLE PREPARI G MACHINE Jacob Kalvin, New York, N. Y.

Application September 15, 1930 Serial No. 482,020

1 Claim.. (01.107-1) 1 This invention relates to edible preparing matermeshing gears 16, 16. One of the shafts is chines, and more particularly to such machines actuated from a suitable source of power (not for preparing an edible having an outer encloshown) by suitable means, such as a chain 17 and sure and a filler. sprocket 18 as illustrated. v

Among the principal. Objects which the pres- In conjunction With the apparat s a v 60 ent invention has in View are: T0 provide a, ma scribed for providing a Sleeve-like formation of chine which will automatically and completely enclosure dough, there is provided a means for make an edible of Such Character; to obtain a edi g a fi e'l' t e AS here shown, I p continuous flow of materials; to pinch the en- Vide a hopper 19 at one side of the said conclosure material together intermittently; to ob'- tainer 10, said hopper having' a lower chute 20 5' tain a timed Cooking of the edible'and an autowhich enters through the peripheral Chamber 11 matic removal from the Cooking medium; to seto the central Chamber 12. Filler m'aterialincure simplicity of construction and operation; t d d into this chute Will therefore pas to and to obtain other ,advantages and results as the central Chamber and thus be positioned With'- may be brought out in the following description. in the Sleeve-like enclosure of the edible material. 70

In the drawing: suitable means are provided for feeding both Figure 1 is a Vertical sectional view and emthe enclosure materialand the filler material. bodying the several features of the nventon; 'The 'feed for the enclosure material comprises in Fgure 2 is a, sectional ie shown as taken n addition to the feed rollers 14, 14:, above described,

the line 2 2 of Figure 1; a pressure plate 21 substantially the cross-sec- 75..

Figure 3 is a, plan of the pinching and Cutting tional Size of the container and adapted to act mechanism, shown as taken on the line 3--3 of as a plunger to push the material continuously Figure 1; and l to the rollers. A link 22 may extend upward Figure 4 is an enlarged detail View of the driV-- om t s plate tO a level' 23 y Which -th link 25 ing gears for rotating the rollers. can be raised and lowered. Addition of Weights se.

In the specification: 24 to the leVer will .obtain an adjustment Of the In the specific embodiment of the invention feed to'obtal a P p fl Of t nclosure illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral material. AS llustl'atve Of the means for feed- 10 indicates a container for receiving and -feeding the fi material, I ha ndicated a coning the raw dough or other material of which y 25 mounted in the Chute, the Same having the edible is to be made. This container is here a lower reach between rollers 26, 26, which is shown as having an upper portion which i Subactuated downwardly toward the lower end of the Stantially rectangular and a lower which is Sub- Chute- The V y belt y be r hened Or divided to form a peripheral enclosure Chamber p vid W th suitable Spurs for obtaining a rip 35 11 and a central filler Supplying Chamber 12, on the material for actuating purposes. By these, both of said chambers being vertically disposed or other suitable means, I may therefore regulate and downwardly open. The enclosure forming the flow of both materials and obtain a resultant Chamber is furthermore upwardly Open in co product 'of desired thickness of enclosure and With munication with the upper portion of the condesred amount Of fille' the'el- 40 gainer, but t finer upplying Chamber is pref.. It is a feature of the present invention to form i erably closed at its top So as not to be in from this Sleeve-like or tubular ribbon of material munication ith aid upper portion of the con- With its filler, individual comestibles having a tainer and prevent the contents thereof from completely eIlClOSing outer p t on W th a filler enterng said hamber, This closure for the uptherein. T0 obtain such a comestible, I periodioal- 45 per end of the filler supplying Chamber is de i ly pinch the outer material together, and Sever nated by numeral 13, and it is to be observed that it, at t p a Where thus pinched. It will be said closure also provides an upwardly facing Surnoted, that in' pinching the material in this way face which cooperates With a pair of rollers 14, 14 that the upper end of one comestible is closed thereabove for forcing the material in the upper and the lower end of the next one is likewise 50 Chamber downwardly and outward into the peclosed. Therefore, after the machine has once ripheral Chamber 11. These rollers preferably gone into operation, each comestible has the lower rotate downwardly toward each other so as to end closed, and When it is Severed at its upper end carry the material therebetween. I have shown from the ribbon, the' upper end is also closed, the same mounted on shafts 15, 15 which project thereby obtaining a complete closure With the through the wall of the container and Carry infiller therein.v 1 vt The blade is arranged 'to remain retracted within Z the sheath and the sheath moved initially toward the edible material, Whereby the blu'nt end of the sheath will pinch the material toward the otherv sheath which is similarly actuated. Upon completion of this initial movement of the Sheath the blade is projected therefrom to meet the similarly projected blade from the other sheath thereby affecting a complete severance of the material at' the point Where pinched t0gether.

As illustrative ofa means for obtaining this desired movement ,of sheath and blade, the upper side of the sheath is shown slotted as at 30, in the direction of movement of the sheath and blade. A

pin 31 fast With respect to therknife projects up?, wardly through the slot thereby iimiting movement of the blade With respect to the sheath." A spring 32 is provided to normally retractthe blade into the sheath; The spring may conveniently be positioned at the upper side of the sheath with one end hooked on said pin andits other: end anchored to the rear part of the sheath; The

spring is of a Character to exert greater tension than necessary to pinch the material. Above the sheath and spring is a horizontally disposed cam 33 adapted to contact With said pin 31 and move the pin laterally as the cam rotates. Because of the spring tension, pushing on the pin causes the whole member, that is, the sheath and blade to move simultaneously, and for con-Venience this will be termed the pinching movement of the member.

of the member. Thereafter continued displacing action of the cam on the pin will obtain a relative movement between the sheath and blade overcoming tension of the spring Stretchingthe same and projecting the blade. V

Operation of the members 27, 27, is in'timed Or synchronized relationship to each other so the knives approach each* other simultaneously and may also retract at one time. Preferably operation of said members 27, 27 also in timed'orperiodic relation to the feeding of the dough so as to obtain comestibles of the desired'sizenands all uniform whether the machine'be operated A projection 34 is provided on the sheath which comes into contact With a fixed stop 35 thereby terminating said pinching movement Slowly or With greater rapidity. AS here de'- picted, each cam 33 is fast with respect to a gear 36 in turn driven by a pinion 37 on a Shaft 38, there being a Separate pinion and Shaft for each of said gears. Each Shaft is provided in the disclosure with a bevel gear 39 each meshing respectively With bevel gears 40, 40 on a common drive Shaft 41. This drive Shaft may have a bevel gear 42, thereon in mesh With another bevel gear 43 fast with respect to a sprocket 44, and (it is from this sprocket that the chain 17 and sprocket 18 are operated for the turning of feed rollers 14, 14.

As the comestible is Severed from the ribbon i of dough, it falls into a pan or vat 45 containing hot fat, or the like 46, and is cooked thereby. I have shown this fat heated by a Submerged steam-pipe 47. Cooking of the comestible 'Lis preferably limited to a definite period, and for that puropse I have shown a conveyor 48 submerged in' the'fat With suitable fiights 49projecting upwardly from theupper reach of the: conveyor so ,as .to positively carry the comestible along. The conveyor rises out of the vat at the advanced end, offithequpper reach so as to discharge the' comestibles onto a-table or receiving device-50.

.I Claim:

A machine, as characterized comprisingta container. of -substantially rectangular, shape, said 105;;

container 'having an opening at its top for re-- ceiving an edible, and an openingat'its bottom for discharging the edible, a plurality of rollers substantiallyengagng thewalls of the container and Spaced apart So as to provide abottom for the edible receiving portion of the Chamber through which theedible may be passed and by which said edible Will be evenly distributed, a supply Chamber closed at itsgtop andopen at its bottom Within said container and below the rollers forshaping the edible into a hollow centrally'cored formation, an inclined hopper secured to the outside of and passing through the container to an opening in the supply Chamber, a conveyor in said hopper for transporting a continuous flow of filler to Within-the supply Chamber, said filler passing out through thebottom of; said Chamber andqbetWeen the cored formation-of the edible, a pair of cam operated knives directly below the container and 125;,

supply Chamber and substantiallythe same'size of the bottomopening of said container, and means connected'to said knives' for intermittently opening and closing the knives for both cutting-and squeezing the edible so as to provide 130 'a unit-of edible ,completely enclosing the filler ready to be cookedn v JACOBKALVIN 

